A new class of molecules capable of killing the cancer cells that are refractory to standard treatments and responsible for recurrence has just been developed by scientists at Institut Curie, the CNRS, and Inserm.

A study conducted by CNRS 1 researchers describes a new method of recycling silicone waste (caulk, sealants, gels, adhesives, cosmetics, etc.

O A key actor in the emergence of innovation with a deep societal impact, the CNRS is returning for the sixth time to the VivaTechnology trade fair.

The longest organic molecules identified to date on Mars have recently been detected by scientists from the CNRS 1 , together with their colleagues from France, the United States of America, Mexico and Spain.

According to a predictive model developed by a CNRS researcher 1 and his European colleagues, the microalgae present in peat bogs could offset up to 14% of future CO₂ emissions, thanks to their photosynthetic activity 2 .

Michelin, the CNRS, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble INP - UGA and Université Savoie Mont Blanc launched their new partnership on 14 March 2025. Over a period of four years, the research teams will strive to develop sustainable hydrogen production technology using water. The joint laboratory is the third LabCom pooling Michelin and CNRS expertise and deploying green hydrogen production technologies.

The report on the interdisciplinary research carried out by researchers from Aix Marseille University and CNRS at the Laboratoire méditerranéen de préhistoire Europe (AMU/CNRS/Ministère de la Culture)

A study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters by an international team* coordinated by Tahar Amari, CNRS research director at the Center for Theoretical Physics (CPHT**) at École Polytechnique, shows that twisted flux ropes (TFRs) are omnipresent in the Sun, even in its quietest regions. Their work, combining high-resolution observations and advanced simulations, explains how those TFRs help to heat the solar atmosphere to extreme temperatures.

The molecules involved in a chemical process that is essential for cell function and the appearance of life on Earth (also known as the Krebs cycle 1 ) can form in interstellar ice.

After its new extension, which increased its computing power fourfold, the Jean Zay supercomputer is now capable of 125.9 million billion operations per second. Hosted and operated by the CNRS's Institute for Development and Resources in Intensive Scientific Computing (IDRIS), Jean Zay, which was acquired by the French

"A new impetus for the CNRS, which is committed to conducting world-class basic research in the service of society," such is the ambition of this CNRS Objectives, Resources, and Performance contract signed on Tuesday 25 March 2025 by Philippe Baptiste, the Minister of Higher Education and Research, and Antoine Petit, the CNRS Chairman & CEO. The organisation revealed, on this occasion, its six new interdisciplinary challenges for the next five years.

Conducted by CNRS researchers 1 , an unprecedented study on the combined use of sunscreen and an insect repellent that is among the best selling in France during summer concludes that UV 2 protection decreasesafter application of the mixture.

Twenty-seven standardised bone tools dating back more than 1.5 million years were recently discovered in the Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania by a team of scientists from the CNRS and l'université de Bordeaux 1 , in collaboration with international and Tanzanian researchers.

Since 2000, the world's glaciers have lost 5% of their initial volume, and 273 billion tonnes of ice are disappearing every year - the equivalent of 3 Olympic swimming pools per second.